Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-07-15
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* Mn ING AMU(k.
A Sanduine Irv Custom Pecul-
lar TO C oriental Chimes.
on;rm-or,zed n 10, s,;z.l with Sudden
L.. vn
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=, ~. .,,,,,o. ~ s+r,,,o AMI san.
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NM, a,,.,.t .u,,nio, anuc<u il a
,,br,so dori,sts. ! ero,, he Malay word
.,,,,,oi.u ~ ini.,.r, a,d oo,stit,,tcs a
ue, ,,,rl,sD " brstor;c,l oF.c,ion Of Ger
.,;,, ro..,;--IH .a.i.;a. o.ia,4,I Countries
T. israr.is or n.,;fosto1 amono
,bo 1rdio ,LYNhtrs.,lr,o,s whlo whenever
it docs oc,NoMr in rTirdoo.iop. the maady
NAV concrLIJv bo trac.d TO the abuse OF
,ni,n, or cv,ract Of bomn called
hb,nr 81 oI or cb,rr,. The Uindoo
,oI,aonan, sons s,,ci.L conf c,ion
NH ., Oh 90 H., oniur, datur,
Gloves nrH ,s,i. cirnomoc and carda-
mime AdIo,=i, ,,ty,j ,vi,b milk and
s,...r II a.,au.... s,,,o+,,oot This
diaholi,-F co1.c. nouo nc r,inn,-will
d,ivo III ror mad obont y. soon "a any
tbin,, In WIN tbo NroI,vs however who
have - Ar.n = p.,na IN fine terrible mental
obcrrotA L., If (Which ~, snool, and who
-, NJ ~. a,iliotod - IL Of oil
rostr no,nia .ha., = s.1doc onv
.uoh ,vE,,anat;o, ~ .ho or,broo. snj.
al E;n.......,...-.. uo..a., = man
II - -.
IN ~ ''o'l 49, P ,'.,Nl
80" ms MIS- wave
daggf winch they al carry-ana, with
a sep am of ''Amokl Amok !" strike its
poin, into the heart Of the nearest way
fare and dart down the crowded bazaar
like. he lunatic which he is, stabbing
andt cutting on all sides. 'Amok
AmfE *" echoes from hundred mouths,
anI everybody hurres for a place Of
ref &C. fleeing in all directions, except
thH Sc boder spirits who snatch up
WI apons Of defense and Join the armed
III ug which pursucs the desperate
II path of the chase is soon strewn
vi III bodies of men. women and chill
en-, dead or bleeding to death, until
inc lucky shot or daring thrust disables
lie murderer who is pierced with
ozcn blades as soon as he falls to the
found Occasionally it turns out that
ho 'amoker" has received some per-
! onal aiIront Or injury or was hopelessly
n debt or disappointed in love; but
more commonly there is nothing what
ever 70 account ior the wild fury of his
proceedings IN" lho street swcepers
. 800 ii - sioin s. the pubic
- .,roots sooraioorr indeed is the oe-
cnrronoo hat i ,,onv towns and cities
~ whore tboro live lar,o Malay popula-
ton an instrument is Kent in readiness at
ovorv nolico sto,;o, collad ne .amokcr
catcbern If i sorootbino like an eel
oIpear with a very lone handle, and so
kontrived that two elastic-pointed spikes
bose round the madman's neck and Sc
"a hro him helplessly when the iron
J. rongs are pushed aealEss@>- .-'>-s nssas
Durom behind.
n Neither rank nor wealth keens q
Malay from this sudden acc IS of bomi-
/ lal mania if he has the prcdispostjon
has been greatly excited. There was
' instance at Salatiga, in the island of
o - ava, where the Regent was celebrating
G S marriage of two of his daughters
e n everybody was in festive and Joy
nc N mood. Just, however at the gayest
G l. mment Of the ceremonies the Regents
| o therln-law, high official, came
, mns through the procession, sab
5 + everybody he could get at with
| lsweled kris. The Regent himself,
hng up to inquire into the uproar.
, Killed by single thrust, and it
the brother Of the Prince who ran
'amokcp' through the back with
lar and brought him down, vet not
ore he had slaughtered nine Of tbo
ace peeple and wounded siv Oh
Ire or less severe = II n,i,bt 10 s,u.5
race spbiocf 70 snol 80;